The Desperate Hours
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The Desperate Hours is a 1955 American film noir thriller about a suburban family taken hostage by escaped convicts, noted for its intense suspense and strong performances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Desperate Hours canonical | 3 |
| The Desperate Hours (1955 film) | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Joseph Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
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Academy Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Desperate Hours (novel)
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The Desperate Hours (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Arthur Kennedy as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
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Fredric March as Dan Hilliard NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Bogart as Glenn Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lee Garmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert Swink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Paramount Studios, Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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film noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | The Desperate Hours (1990 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
home invasion
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hostage situation ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Approved (MPAA, original release) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Indianapolis, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense suspense
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strong performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 5, 1955 ⓘ |
| runtime | 112 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jay Dratler
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Joseph Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | suburban home ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Arthur Kennedy
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Dewey Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fredric March NERFINISHED ⓘ Gig Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Bogart NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Desperate Hours (1955 film)
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The Desperate Hours (1955 film)